Since 2004

On starting a business, Part 2

I’m so giddy with excitement, there would be no need to make coffee this morning for a perk-up. Modified the internet cafe business plan, and was provided with a gaming-centric idea, which solves a couple of dilemmas:

There’s the danger of being caught using pirated OS and programs.

Our location is not part of Digitel’s DSL coverage area. PLDT? Gah, they can’t even provide our area with phone lines.

There’s seems to be a considerable number of netcafes, not exactly in the 100m radius, but the places are but a jeepride away.

A number of concerns with purchasing the primary investment: computer hardware.

The new business plan looks a lot more cost-efficient, and the equipment resale value is better than computer hardware. I guess the plan’s easy to guess, but I won’t divulge just yet. I still do plan to provide extra services, like basic dekstop publishing, printing, CD/DVD burning, etc, so I’d need to juice up my existing PC a bit more.

Will still have to discuss this with my brother, but yes, I do find it odd, that a family that never had owned a gaming console, not even a game&watch, would embark in this kind of thing.

[Listening to: Ever Since I Put Your Picture In A Frame- Tom Waits – Live At The Orpheum, Vancouver (5:49)]